The artl. is under courthousenews.com/2014/03/12/6605 htm . . . I think that should get anyone there.
Not sure what model of GE reactor was installed (maybe first or second generation design update). Also, its the same general design as that in nuclear subs?
It may be possible that the USA courts lawsuit (2st has Japanese and American partners working jointly to serve), could be either taxi chaser lawyers, or attempt to get judgment from USA courts (either way verdit) and use that results as step to Japanese courts action.
The lawsuit mentions GE was negligent in not conducting proper reactor inspections, as one of its points. This would seem strange . . . as careful records are kept of such things.
This might be way of finding ou by legal discovery if Japanese-based GE reactor was 'long-in-the-too'. situation and should have been close to 'retirement' If so, nuclear programs are going to come under public inquiry and governments, etc. will have sunlight in their dark closets.
It will be interesting to watch and see if GE settles out-of-court, or if consumer-green groups and organizations enter 'friendly briefs'.
Personally, I do see some evidence that GE should never had allowed the reactor sea barrier to be built as it was, that additional backups to emergency power sources should have been included in the contract, GE did bad by allowing spent nuclear rods to be stored as they were [ spent nuclear rods should be encased in metallic cooled chambers with monitors on quick movement mobile trailers accessible via robotic operators ], and lastly: GE never formed a private/public action funded program to plan and operate immediate disposal of nuclear wastes in deep underground containment. To this day, everyone involved with nuclear waste has looked the other way. What is strange (to me) is that no one involved, at least required the so stored spend nuclear fuel rods, to have an attached double set of emergency recovery cables, anchored outside the pools and readily accessible to robotic cranes. Nuclear waste containment accidents do not go way . . . just because of community insurance policies and walking backwards into the future.
We see this failing of human reasoning and business/operations practices, repeatedly in human activities . . . witness BP Spill and Space Shuttle Tiles 'problems'. Its a little late to go see Judge Judy for an ass spanking, when we did not have logical scientific and commerce practices?
This is a bad on GE public relations and marketing: we are not selling one-shot products herein like ice-boxes, etc. A company that works with high-level and dangerous tech repeatedly , should have a better community perception plan than 'We were there . . . but we didn't do it!'? Such type of 'problems' affect the public perception of nuclear power, as a viable present and future energy independence plan component.
Apparently, the Japanese are looking for answers beyond 'An act-of-nature' . . . they are keen to have democratic resolution?
We shall see . . . maybe it will all just blow away.
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